A girl called Genghis Khan : how Maria Toorpakai Wazir pretended to be a boy, defied the Taliban, and became a world famous squash player
Meet Maria Toorpakai Wazir, a Pakistani girl who loved sports and longed for the freedom that boys in her culture enjoyed. She joined a squash club to pursue her dream, and was taunted, teased, and beaten but still continued playing.
Available Copies by Location
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Community Centre | Available |
Browse Related Items
| Genre |
| Biographies. |
- ISBN: 9781454931362
- Physical Description 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 23 x 29 cm
- Publisher [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2019.
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references. |
Additional Information
| LDR | 02627cam a2200433 i 4500 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 001 | 215856 | ||
| 003 | NFPL | ||
| 005 | 20190725114242.0 | ||
| 008 | 190306s2019 nyua j b 000 0beng | ||
| 020 | . | ‡a9781454931362 ‡q(hardcover) | |
| 035 | . | ‡a(OAUW)336936 | |
| 040 | . | ‡aDLC ‡beng ‡erda ‡cDLC ‡dCaOAUW | |
| 082 | 0 | 0. | ‡a796.343092 ‡223 |
| 100 | 1 | . | ‡aLord, Michelle. ‡0(DLC)n 2005042923 ‡0(NFPL)27491 |
| 245 | 1 | 2. | ‡aA girl called Genghis Khan : ‡bhow Maria Toorpakai Wazir pretended to be a boy, defied the Taliban, and became a world famous squash player / ‡cMichelle Lord ; illustrated by Shehzil Malik. |
| 264 | 1. | ‡a[Place of publication not identified] : ‡b[publisher not identified], ‡c2019. | |
| 264 | 1. | ‡aNew York : ‡bSterling Children's Books, ‡c[2019] | |
| 300 | . | ‡a1 volume (unpaged) : ‡bcolor illustrations ; ‡c23 x 29 cm | |
| 336 | . | ‡atext ‡btxt ‡2rdacontent | |
| 337 | . | ‡aunmediated ‡bn ‡2rdamedia | |
| 338 | . | ‡avolume ‡bnc ‡2rdacarrier | |
| 385 | . | ‡nage ‡aChildren ‡2lcdgt | |
| 504 | . | ‡aIncludes bibliographical references. | |
| 520 | . | ‡aMeet Maria Toorpakai Wazir, a Pakistani girl who loved sports and longed for the freedom that boys in her culture enjoyed. She joined a squash club to pursue her dream, and was taunted, teased, and beaten but still continued playing. | |
| 600 | 1 | 0. | ‡aToorpakai, Maria, ‡d1990- ‡0(DLC)n 2016009186 ‡vJuvenile literature. ‡0(DLC)sh 99001674 |
| 610 | 2 | 0. | ‡aTaliban ‡0(DLC)no 98126907 ‡vJuvenile literature. ‡0(DLC)sh 99001674 |
| 650 | 0. | ‡aSquash players ‡0(DLC)sh 85127096 ‡zPakistan ‡0(DLC)n 80125947 ‡vBiography ‡0(DLC)sh 99001237 ‡vJuvenile literature. ‡0(DLC)sh 99001674 | |
| 650 | 0. | ‡aWomen squash players ‡0(DLC)sh2002009440 ‡zPakistan ‡0(DLC)n 80125947 ‡vBiography ‡0(DLC)sh 99001237 ‡vJuvenile literature. ‡0(DLC)sh 99001674 | |
| 650 | 0. | ‡aPassing (Identity) ‡0(DLC)sh 95008487 ‡zPakistan ‡0(DLC)n 80125947 ‡vJuvenile literature. ‡0(DLC)sh 99001674 | |
| 650 | 0. | ‡aEscapes ‡0(DLC)sh 85044783 ‡zPakistan ‡0(DLC)n 80125947 ‡vJuvenile literature. ‡0(DLC)sh 99001674 | |
| 650 | 0. | ‡aWomen's rights ‡zPakistan ‡0(DLC)sh2010118839 ‡vJuvenile literature. ‡0(DLC)sh 99001674 | |
| 650 | 0. | ‡aWomen ‡zPakistan ‡xSocial conditions ‡0(DLC)sh2010118840 ‡vJuvenile literature. ‡0(DLC)sh 99001674 | |
| 650 | 0. | ‡aWomen athletes ‡0(DLC)sh 85147453 ‡zPakistan ‡0(DLC)n 80125947 ‡xSocial conditions ‡0(DLC)sh2001008850 ‡vJuvenile literature. ‡0(DLC)sh 99001674 | |
| 651 | 0. | ‡aPakistan ‡xSocial conditions ‡0(DLC)sh2008116499 ‡vJuvenile literature. ‡0(DLC)sh 99001674 | |
| 655 | 7. | ‡aBiographies. ‡2lcgft ‡0(DLC)gf2014026049 ‡0(NFPL)272 | |
| 700 | 1 | . | ‡aMalik, Shehzil. ‡0(DLC)n 2019011752 ‡0(NFPL)37149 |
| 905 | . | ‡uteveraert | |
| 930 | . | ‡aMARCIVE (022023) | |
| 901 | . | ‡a215856 ‡b ‡c215856 ‡tbiblio ‡sSystem Local | |